Source: Drew Jackson, NEWS & OBSERVER, 9/6/18


Don’t put peppers in a corner.
Sure, they’re hot and spicy, as if flames could grow on a plant. But don’t sleep on their sweeter side, their fruitier side, the side that isn’t searing, but more warm and tingly. Pepper Fest returns this month for the 11th year. Hosted by sustainability advocate Abundance NC, the Pepper Festival celebrates the bounty of Carolina peppers, which includes some of the hottest on earth and cooler varieties first bred here.

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